Pelosi, Mnuchin eye narrower COVID-19 aid through 2020
(WorldNews Health)

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said they were open to restarting COVID-19 aid talks, after weeks of failed negotiations prompted President Donald Trump to take executive actions that Democrats argued would do little to ease Americans` financial distress. Discussions over a fifth bill to address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic crumbled on Friday, a week after a boost in unemployment assistance and eviction protections expired. Trump on Saturday sought to take matters into his own hands after the talks collapsed, signing executive orders and memorandums aimed at unemployment benefits,...